Informal Meeting of Speakers of EU Parliaments - Bratislava Parliamentary Summit 6 – 7 October 2016 Bratislava LIST OF PARTICIPANTS Réunion informelle des Présidents des parlements de l´UE- Sommet parlementaire de Bratislava 6 – 7 octobre 2016 Bratislava LISTE DES PARTICIPANTS MEMBER STATES – ÉTATS MEMBRES AUSTRIA – AUTRICHE – ÖSTERREICH National Council / Conseil national / Nationalrat Federal Council / Conseil fédéral / Bundesrat Mr./M. Mario Lindner Head of delegation President of the Federal Council Mr./M. Helfried Carl Ambassador Ms/Mme Susanne Bachmann Secretary General of the Federal Council Mr./M. Gerhard Koller Head of EU Relations Division BELGIUM – BELGIQUE – BELGIË Federal Parliament / Parlement fédéral / Federaal Parlement Mr./M. Siegfried Bracke Head of delegation President of the Belgian House of Representatives Mr./M. Daniel Lucion Principal Advisor, Federal Advisory Committee on EU-Affairs Mr./M. Tim De Bondt Representative of the Belgian Senate to the European Parliament BULGARIA – BULGARIE - БЪЛГАРИЯ National Assembly / Assemblée nationale / Narodno sabranie Mr./M. Dimitar Glavchev Head of delegation Vice-president of the National Assembly Ms./Mme Margarita Ganeva Ambassador Mr./M. Hristo Kraevski Permanent Representative of the National Assembly to the EP Ms./Mme Vera Gikova-Marincheva Advisor Ms./Mme Adriyana Galabinova Advisor, International Relation and Protocol Department Ms./Mme Sonya Koukleva Interpreter CROATIA – CROATIE – HRVATSKA Parliament / Parlement / Hrvatski sabor CYPRUS – CHYPRE – Κ´ΥΠΡΟΣ House of Representatives / Chambre des représentants / Vouli ton Antiprosopon Mr./M. Nicos Tornaritis Head of delegation Vice-President of the House of Representatives Ms./Mme Hara Parla Senior International Relations Officer CZECH REPUBLIC – RÉPUBLIQUE TCHEQUE – ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA Chamber of Deputies / Chambre des députés / Poslanecká Sněmovna Mr./M. Jan Hamáček Head of delegation Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Mr./M. Petr Kynštetr Secretary General of the Chamber of Deputies Mr./M. Jan Morávek Director of the Office of the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Mr./M. Ivan Bušniak Advisor to the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Mr./M. Jan Denemark Nováček Press secretary of the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Ms./Mme Marta Fišerová Protocol Department Mr./M. Roman Šantroch Security Senate / Sénat / Senát Mr./M. Milan Štěch Head of delegation President of the Senate Ms./Mme Livia Klausová Ambassador Mr./M. Jiří Uklein Secretary General of the Senate Mr./M. Jiří Krbec Director of the Foreign Affairs Department Ms./Mme Valerie Ciprová Head of the Protocol Unit Ms./Mme Eva Davidová Press Secretary Mr./M. Zdeněk Hofman Interpreter Mr./M. Jakub Zlínský Security DENMARK – DANEMARK – DANMARK Parliament / Parlement / Folketinget Ms./Mme Pernille Randrup Deleuran Head of International Department Mr./M. Morten Knudsen EU Chief Advisor ESTONIA – ÉSTONIE – EESTI Parliament / Parlement / Riigikogu Mr./M. Eiki Nestor Head of delegation President of the Riigikogu of Estonia Mr./M. Rein Oidekivi Ambassador Ms./Mme Maria Alajõe Secretary General of the Riigikogu Ms./Mme Kristi Sõber Representative of Riigikogu to the European Parliament Ms./Mme Gea Rennel Head of Foreign Relations Department FINLAND – FINLANDE – SUOMI Parliament / Parlement / Eduskunta Mr./M. Arto Satonen Head of delegation Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Finland FRANCE – FRANCE National Assembly / Assemblée nationale Senate / Sénat Mr./M. Gérard Larcher Head of delegation President of the Senate Mr./M. Christophe Leonzi Ambassador Mr./M. Jean-Louis Herin Secretary General of the Presidency of the Senate Mr./M. Guillaume Renaudineau Adviser to the President of the Senate Mr./M. Philippe Delivet Chief of the Secretary of the European Affairs Committee Mr./M. Philippe Cingal Security GERMANY – ALLEMAGNE – DEUTSCHLAND German Bundestag / Bundestag allemande / Bundestag Dr. Sven Vollrath Director of Subdivision Europe of German Bundestag Federal Council / Conseil fédéral / Bundesrat GREECE – GRÈCE - Ελλάδα Hellenic Parliament – Parlement hellénique / Vouli ton Ellinon Mr./M. Anastasios Kourakis Head of delegation First Deputy Speaker Ms./Mme Aikaterini Grammenidou Spouse of the First Deputy Speaker Ms./Mme Despoina Fola Permanent Representative of the Hellenic Parliament to the EU HUNGARY – HUNGARY – MAGYARORSZÁG National Assembly / Assemblée nationale / Országgyűlés Mr./M. László Kövér Head of delegation Speaker of the National Assembly Mr./M. Péter Sárdi Director for Foreign Relations) International Secretary General Mr./M. Krisztián Kovács Head of EU Department Mr./M. Zoltán Szilágyi Head of Press Department Mr./M. László Veress Head of Secretariat of the Speaker Ms./Mme Virág Kramliné Szalai Interpreter Ms./Mme Andrea Rohály Interpreter IRELAND – IRLANDE – ÉIRE Parliament / Parlement / Houses of the Oireachtas: Seanad Éireann Mr./M. Denis O'Donovan Head of delegation Speaker of Seanad Éireann Mrs./Mme. Aisling Hart Private Secretary to Chair of Seanad Éireann ITALY – ITALIE – ITALIA Chamber of Deputies / Chambre des députés / Camera dei Deputati Ms./Mme Laura Boldrini Head of delegation Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Ms./Mme Giulia Laganà Official, Senior Adviser for International Affairs, Office of the Speaker Ms./Mme Maria Schininà Official, EU Affairs Department Mr./M. Mario Di Napoli Official, Head of the Protocol Department Mr./M. Roberto Natale Official, Spokesperson, Office of the Speaker Mr./M. Umberto Cini Interpreter Mr./M. Massimiliano Ciotta Security Senate / Sénat / Senato LATVIA – LETTONIE – LATVIJA Parliament / Parlement / Saeima Ms./Mme Ināra Mūrniece Head of delegation Speaker of the Saeima Mr./M. Edgars Trumkalns Ambassador Ms./Mme Gunta Pastore Foreign Affairs Advisor Ms./Mme Lelde Rāfelde Head of the Public Relations Department Mr./M. Zigmārs Gratkovskis Acting Head of the Protocol Division Mr./M. Jānis Trops Security LITHUANIA – LITUANIE – LIETUVA Parliament / Parlement / Seimas Ms./Mme Loreta Graužinienė Head of Delegation Speaker of the Seimas Mr./M. Kestutis Kudzmanas Ambassador at Large Ms./Mme Aušra Vėlavičienė Interpreter LUXEMBOURG – LUXEMBOURG – LËTZEBUERG Chamber of Deputies / Chambre des députés Mr./M. Henri Kox Head of the delegation Deputy Speaker Ms./Mme Barra Isabelle Deputy Secretary General of the Chamber of Deputies MALTA – MALTE – MALTA House of Representatives / Chambre des représentants / Kamra tad- Deputati Mr./M. Angelo Farrugia Head of delegation Speaker of the House of Representatives Mr./M. Ancel Farrugia Migneco Personal Assistant to the Speaker NETHERLANDS – PAYS-BAS - NEDERLAND Senate – Sénat – Eerste Kamer der Staaten-Generaal House of Representatives / Chambre des représentants / Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal POLAND – POLOGNE – POLSKA Parliament / Parlement / Sejm Mr./M. Marek Kuchciński Head of delegation Speaker of the Sejm Mr./M. Waldemar Paruch Advisor Mr./M. Maciej Szymanowski Advisor Mr./M. Bogdan Janowski Director of the International Affairs Bureau Mr./M. Adam Dudzic Deputy Director of the International Affairs Bureau Ms./Mme Katarzyna Bartkowiak Interpreter Mr./M. Marcin Fyda Security Senate / Sénat / Senat Mr./M. Stanisław Karczewski Head of delegation President of the Senate of Poland Mr./M. Leszek Soczewica Ambassador Mr./M. Leszek Kieniewicz Director of the Office for International and EU Affairs, Chancellery of the Senate Ms./Mme Wioletta Wieclawik Head of Cabinet of the President of the Senate Mr./M. Melchior Szczepanik Clerk, Foreign and EU Affairs Committee Ms./Mme Aleksandra Leicht Press officer Ms./Mme Sylwia Lenart Interpreter Mr./M. Grzegorz Baczkowski Security PORTUGAL – PORTUGAL – PORTUGAL Assembly of the Republic / Assemblée de la République / Assembleia da República Mr./M. Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues Head of delegation President of the Assembly of the Republic Mr./M. Filipe Nunes Adviser of the Speaker Ms./Mme Maria João Costa Permanent Representative of the Portuguese Parliament to the EU Mr./M. Joaquim Dias Security ROMANIA – ROUMANIE – ROMÂNIA Chamber of Deputies / Chambre des députés / Camera Deputaţilor Mr./M. Florin Iordache Head of delegation Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Ms./Mme Steluta Arhire Ambassador Ms./Mme Anca-Mihaela Spiridon General Director, Chancellery of the Speaker Mr./M. Adrian-Miroslav Merka Member of the Chamber of Deputies Mr./M. Florin Vodita Former Ambassador Mr./M. Gheorghita-Bogdan Anton Security Senate / Sénat / Senat SLOVAKIA – SLOVAQUIE – SLOVENSKO National Council / Conseil national / Národná rada Mr./M. Andrej Danko Head of delegation Speaker of the National Council Mr./M. Daniel Guspan Secretary General of the National Council Mr./M. Marek Lisánsky Advisor to the Speaker Ms./Mme Katarína Strýčková Head of the Foreign Relations and Protocol Department Ms./Mme Vanda Šipošová Permanent Representative of the Slovak Parliament to the EU SLOVENIA – SLOVÉNIE – SLOVENIJA National Assembly / Assemblée nationale / Državni zbor Mr./M. Milan Brglez Head of delegation President of the National Assembly Ms./Mme Bernarda Gradišnik Ambassador Mr./M. Samo Novak Adviser to the President Ms./Mme Katarina Ratoša Head of Cabinet Ms./Mme Mojca Sila Senior Adviser, Protocol of the Republic of Slovenia Mr./M. Dušan Ninić Security SPAIN – ESPAGNE – ESPAÑA Congress of Deputies / Congrès des députés / Congreso de los Diputados Ms./Mme Ana Pastor Julián Head of delegation President of the Congress of Deputies Mr./M Carlos Gutiérrez Vicén Secretary General Ms./Mme Maria García Capa Head of the Speaker´s cabinet Mr./M Fernando Galindo Elola-Olaso Director